Governorship candidate of Labour Party (LP) in Plateau State, Dr Patrick Dakum has debunked the insinuation that the party is only visible on social media, saying those propagating such notion will be shocked by the outcome of next year’s polls.
Speaking in an exclusive phone conversation with our correspondent, the governorship candidate claimed that the Labour Party has a convincing influence on the members of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) across the country who are ready to vote the party into power both at the state and national levels in 2023.
“Remember that the Labour Party is a party that was created by the Nigerian Labour Congress, the civil servants and the Trade Union Congress. These are people that really want to be practically involved in how the country is run and I think this is the opportunity for them.
“One of the things I am inundated with everyday is the requests from people from different villages. I am not talking of towns who want me to come and commission the Labour Party offices. For me, it is a total departure from the public narrative that the Labour Party is a social media event or a youth movement only.
“I have gone to commission at least two rural based Labour Party offices that were donated and also rebranded by local people who are desirous for a change. So the phenomenon is a Nigerian phenomenon for the Labour Party in terms of its resurrection.
“It is a national phenomenon and it is not just some young people somewhere trying to make noise. No, it is not like that, it is real in plateau State and I believe in Nigeria, it is real,” he said.
According to him, the other thing they did to strengthen the party in the state was a retreat that consisted of the local government Labour Party officials, the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress representatives at the local governments level to educate them on the party’s blueprints.
“So we have outlined our strategies and we believe that with God on our side, we are going to push forward.
people are tired of existing policies that are being initiated and they also don’t want to go back to where they were coming from, and therefore a new platform they believe will provide a better opportunity for them to contribute,” he said.
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